St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-26

DAVID KELLOGG, an eminent New York law
yer, committed suicide the other day because
he was overworked. There are some North
western lawyers who would risk suicide if
they could have the same cause for it thrust
upon them.
And yet as rule, the st. Paul and Mime
apolls lawyers are busy set of people The
court dockefs do not show an oyercrowded
state of legal business, but that is because the
bulk OF legal work is done in the law office.
The busting population of the Northwest
haven't time to wait on the tedious processes
Oh the laws delay as eXemplified in the
courts. When they have differences that
have to be settled by legal processes, the dis
putants as rule prefer each to select a law
yer and then abide by the decision of this
sefconstituted court 1t saves time, and in
nine cases out of ten the judgment is Just as
satisfactory as if it had been rendered by a
judge OH the bench.
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Having got one foot into it. Mr. BLAINE
concluded to slop the other in, too For fear
that his recent polite attention to the Prince
of Wales would hurt him with the Irish yot-
ers i'll America, Mr.. BLAINE undertook to
atone for it by insulting the Princess CHRIS
TIAN. When invited to dine with her royal
highness at Hamburg, he delayed his coming
until his distinguished hostess was almost
mortified to death on account of his tardi-
ness.
When the news reached New York that the
daughters of the Prince of Wales had the
measles the Anglomaniacs of Gotham went
wild in their endeayors to catch the malady
They tell story of an uptown lady who
called in the family to (; l.
daughters could not be inoculated for
measles.
No one can find fault with the Southern
people for erecting a monument to Gen.
LEE. But the occasion of laying the cor
ner stone at Richmond yesterday ought to
serve as reminder to the American people
that Gen. GRANT has no monument vet, and
nobody seems to be taking any interest i'll the
movement to erect one.
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No one had higher estimate of Gen.
GRANT, both as a man and as an officer, than
Gen. LEE. Gen. GRANTS prowess at Spottsyl-
yania and in front of Petersburg, coupled
with his magnanimity at Appomattox, could
not fail to inspire respect and admiration in
the breast of man so capable of appre-
clating noble qualities as Gen. LEE. No one
ever neafd Ten. LEE speak OF Gen. GRANT
except in the kindliest tone and most respeet
full manner, and if he were alive to-day. LEE
would be the first to subscribe literally to q
GRANT monument.
Gen. LEE was unique figure in the worlds
military history. There never was a defeated
leader who SO universally commanded the
respect and admiration Of the yietors. There
is not Union veteran to-day who would not
lay flower on LEES grave. It is not mai
ter of surprise, then, that the veterans who
followed him in his campaigns have contrib
uted out OF their scanty means enough to
build monument to his memory. Now let
the Union veterans initiate the example of
these Southerners and go to work to build
monument to their old commander. who
like the Confederate chieftain challenged
the respect of both sides.
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Turkey fattening time has come around.
The president issued the Thanksgiving proc
lamation yesterday. The 24th of November
is the day fixed for the national heart to ex-
pand with gratitude, and the national
stomach to swell with turkey and cranberry
sauce.
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JAY GOULD never takes chances on any,
thing. He sent his yacht over to the French
coast, but took good care not to go in it him.
self The ordinary steamer is good enough
for plain man like JAY GOULD when il
comes to an ocean voyage.